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[52]
P.T. Barnum
Sep 17 1878
Bridgeport, CT.
My Dear Judge
Enclosed please see letter
from Mr Chaffee. Mr Kemen[?] of Chicago a
Denver large shareholder in Villa Park tells me
confidentially that he once had it arranged
with a majority of the municipal offices in Denver
to vote this Park into a public Park for which
Denver was to pay a big price & they (the city
morguates,[?]) to … chances in the speculations
It would quantify me if some big
thing could be got up by men of influence
who would take their commision in
the way indicated by Mr. Kemen [?].
Sherwood keeps running
up & down to & from New York but
has not seen me yet. I feel sure
he will never willing secure me
a penny that he owes me that is
not secured.
YT [Yours Truly]
P.T. Barnum

Letter written by P.T, Barnum to Judge Silas B. Haynes regarding Barnum's Villa Park Property being turned into a Denver City Park. Also included is Barnum's concerns regarding employee David Sherwood.

Letter written by P.T, Barnum to Judge Silas B. Haynes regarding Barnum's Villa Park Property being turned into a Denver City Park. Also included is Barnum's concerns regarding employee David Sherwood.

Description

1 p.

Subject

Real property--Colorado--Denver.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--History.

Geographic Area

Barnum (Denver, Colo.); Villa Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)

Format-Medium

Document

Notes

Item number 52. Located in File Folder 27

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[52]
P.T. Barnum
Sep 17 1878
Bridgeport, CT.
My Dear Judge
Enclosed please see letter
from Mr Chaffee. Mr Kemen[?] of Chicago a
Denver large shareholder in Villa Park tells me
confidentially that he once had it arranged
with a majority of the municipal offices in Denver
to vote this Park into a public Park for which
Denver was to pay a big price & they (the city
morguates,[?]) to … chances in the speculations
It would quantify me if some big
thing could be got up by men of influence
who would take their commision in
the way indicated by Mr. Kemen [?].
Sherwood keeps running
up & down to & from New York but
has not seen me yet. I feel sure
he will never willing secure me
a penny that he owes me that is
not secured.
YT [Yours Truly]
P.T. Barnum